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Churchyard St Mary The Virgin And St Nicholas Church Cowley Road Littlemore Oxford Oxfordshire OX4 4QF

Granted Oxford 26/00431/CAT Works to Trees in Conservation Area

Works: Trees

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Fell 1no Ash tree as specified by Secret Gardens Oxford in the Littlemore Conservation area.

As published by the council, reference 26/00431/CAT

Application record

Reference
26/00431/CAT
Type
Works to Trees in Conservation Area
Status
Decided
Decision
Granted As published: Raise No Objection
Received
20 Feb 2026
Validated
20 Feb 2026
Decided
24 Mar 2026
Ward
Littlemore Ward
Parish
Littlemore Parish Council
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
OX4 4QF

Site history

Applications at this address on the Oxford register

This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 1 approved, 0 refused.

  • 25/03092/CAT Withdrawn

    Churchyard St Mary The Virgin And St Nicholas Church Cowley Road Littlemore Oxford Oxfordshire OX4 4QF

    Fell 1no. Ash Tree as specified by New Leaf Tree Surgery in the Littlemore Conservation Area.

    Decided 19 Dec 2025 Trees

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 20 Feb 2026

    Received by Oxford

  2. 24 Mar 2026

    Decision issued: Raise No Objection

  3. 9 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

3 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Oxford granted permission on 24 March 2026, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

About tree works applications

Applications for works to trees cover protected trees: consent under a tree preservation order, or six weeks notice for trees in a conservation area. More in our guide to planning application types.

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